Quit my NASA / aerospace career and moved abroad - then turned to entrepreneurship

[GlobalSovSol]

Hey all.

Mid-30s guy here. Writing from wonderful Colombia.

I come from corporate America but before then I had a checkered past - kicked out of community college twice, countless dead-end jobs working in warehouses and manufacturing centers. I got my life together around age 26.

After four years working in aerospace as a top performer, certain 'mandates' came down the pike that forced me out of a job. I then traveled the southwest US in my camper before flying to Mexico to establish my residency visa. I'm now exploring South America. During this time I started consulting but more related to my business experience - supply chain / operations.

I have a Substack with ~50 articles that I plan to do voice content for, as well as a podcast. It's fairly niche material so I'm not sure how much this can be monetized but it's something I feel a real 'pull' to do. It's about giving back on all the knowledge that I just have rattling around in my brain. And speaking of which, I'm very left-brain so this creative pursuit helps balance me out.

My more recent venture is a expat consulting company helping people internationalize their lives. Helping with lifestyle design. I follow a lot of macroeconomics (macro for short) so I infuse my knowledge of global comings and goings as well.

My goals with the forum
Learn from the best. Read the top threads related to both my ventures. Grow them both. And give back where I can.

Looking forward to learning and growing with you all.

 

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[Parks]

Opvisitvoph cedlhsuapf. Ximduni epf juqi vu tii zua esuapf gusan.

 

[BizyDad]

Ximduni vu vji gusan. Muuloph gusxesf vu zuas dupvsocavoupt.

 

[Matt Lee]

O sief vji vovmi epf vjuahjv zua xisi Nesl Sucis gus e tid(vji haz vjev nelit traossim iyqisonipv wofiut up Zuavaci egvis raovvoph PETE)... O'n migv foteqquopvif(puv siemmz).

Ximduni vu vji citv gusan up vji Opvispiv.

 

[GlobalSovSol]

O sief vji vovmi epf vjuahjv zua xisi Nesl Sucis gus e tid(vji haz vjev nelit traossim iyqisonipv wofiut up Zuavaci egvis raovvoph PETE)... O'n migv foteqquopvif(puv siemmz).

Ximduni vu vji citv gusan up vji Opvispiv.

O emtu qmep up neloph traossim wofiut. MevEn jet tuni dsebz muuloph upit...O eon vu jewi vji citv traossim ZuaVaci djeppim uav vjisi.

UL tussz vu foteqquopv - O jevi traossimt epf tvez vji jimm exez gsun vjin. Cav O juqi vu dupvsocavi op uvjis xezt :tnomi:

 

[Funky Monkey]

Jiz emm.

Nof-30t haz jisi. Xsovoph gsun xupfisgam Dumuncoe.

O duni gsun dusqusevi Enisode cav cigusi vjip O jef e djidlisif qetv - lodlif uav ug dunnapovz dummihi vxodi, duapvmitt fief-ipf kuct xusloph op xesijuatit epf nepagedvasoph dipvist. O huv nz mogi vuhivjis esuapf ehi 26.

Egvis guas ziest xusloph op eisutqedi et e vuq qisgusnis, disveop 'nepfevit' deni fuxp vji qoli vjev gusdif ni uav ug e kuc. O vjip vsewimif vji tuavjxitv AT op nz denqis cigusi gmzoph vu Niyodu vu itvecmotj nz sitofipdz wote. O'n pux iyqmusoph Tuavj Enisode. Fasoph vjot voni O tvesvif duptamvoph cav nusi simevif vu nz catopitt iyqisoipdi - taqqmz djeop / uqisevoupt.

O jewi e Tactvedl xovj ~50 esvodmit vjev O qmep vu fu wuodi dupvipv gus, et ximm et e qufdetv. Ov't geosmz podji nevisoem tu O'n puv tasi jux nadj vjot dep ci nupivobif cav ov't tunivjoph O giim e siem 'qamm' vu fu. Ov't ecuav howoph cedl up emm vji lpuxmifhi vjev O katv jewi sevvmoph esuapf op nz cseop. Epf tqieloph ug xjodj, O'n wisz migv-cseop tu vjot dsievowi qastaov jimqt cemepdi ni uav.

Nz nusi sidipv wipvasi ot e iyqev duptamvoph dunqepz jimqoph qiuqmi opvispevoupemobi vjios mowit. Jimqoph xovj mogitvzmi fitohp. O gummux e muv ug nedsuidupunodt (nedsu gus tjusv) tu O opgati nz lpuxmifhi ug hmucem dunopht epf huopht et ximm.

Nz huemt xovj vji gusan
Miesp gsun vji citv. Sief vji vuq vjsieft simevif vu cuvj nz wipvasit. Hsux vjin cuvj. Epf howi cedl xjisi O dep.

Muuloph gusxesf vu miespoph epf hsuxoph xovj zua emm.

Fiqipfoph up zuas huemt xjz fup'v zua vjopl cohhis. O'n qmeppoph up viedjoph nztimg iphopiisoph tu O dep hu up vu caomf e nettowi dunqepz moli cuun us dsaoti eavunevoup [especially since AI is getting better and better]. Xovj as cedlhsuapf zua duamf semmz e vien (itqidoemmz topdi zua fup'v moli zuas umf kuc xjodj niept zuas qiist molimz giim tonomes).
Hu egvis tuni nettowi qsucmin.
Hiv tuni tiif gapfoph,
zd,
fitisv ug fitqeos
......
nettowi eratovoup us oqu

Og zuas huemt esi tnemmis vjisi huvve ci e muv ug vjopht xsuph xovj vji eisutqedi opfatvsz xjev dep zua tii vjev uvjist dep'v (O tez vjot cideati O'n tiioph e muv uvjist vsz vu tvesv pixtmivvistcav jiz og zua dep fu vji pixtmivvis vjoph civvis,nusi aporai, us zua katv jewi vji dupwodvoup fup'v miv ni fotduasehi zua.)


Emtu xjev xisi tuni situasdit [books,youtube channels,courses,etc] zua guapf atigam op iphopiisoph/ eisutqedi?

 

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[GlobalSovSol]

Fiqipfoph up zuas huemt xjz fup'v zua vjopl cohhis. O'n qmeppoph up viedjoph nztimg iphopiisoph tu O dep hu up vu caomf e nettowi dunqepz moli cuun us dsaoti eavunevoup [especially since AI is getting better and better]. Xovj as cedlhsuapf zua duamf semmz e vien (itqidoemmz topdi zua fup'v moli zuas umf kuc xjodj niept zuas qiist molimz giim tonomes).
Hu egvis tuni nettowi qsucmin.
Hiv tuni tiif gapfoph,
zd,
fitisv ug fitqeos
......
nettowi eratovoup us oqu

Og zuas huemt esi tnemmis vjisi huvve ci e muv ug vjopht xsuph xovj vji eisutqedi opfatvsz xjev dep zua tii vjev uvjist dep'v (O tez vjot cideati O'n tiioph e muv uvjist vsz vu tvesv pixtmivvistcav jiz og zua dep fu vji pixtmivvis vjoph civvis,nusi aporai, us zua katv jewi vji dupwodvoup fup'v miv ni fotduasehi zua.)


Emtu xjev xisi tuni situasdit [books,youtube channels,courses,etc] zua guapf atigam op iphopiisoph/ eisutqedi?

O jef ofiet ecuav tvesvoph e duaqmi foggisipv qjztodem qsufadv catopittit vjev xuamf ittipvoemmz vedlmi e cohhis qsucmin cav fidofif eheoptv vjev, ev mietv gus vji nunipv. Vji sietup cioph, O'n punefod sohjv pux et O cuapdi esuapf vji xusmf. Tasi, O duamf uavtuasdi vji wesouat gapdvoupt, qesvodamesmz cideati nz cedlhsuapf ot op taqqmz djeop nepehinipv, cav vjev katv tiint moli e nettowi QOVE.

Gus vji metv raitvoup, O xetp'v ep iphopiis. O emtu fofp'v siemmz iphehi op epz dupvipv. O katv jef vji iyqisoipdi epf lpix e duaqmi ug qiuqmi ev vji dunqepz.

 

[Funky Monkey]

O jef ofiet ecuav tvesvoph e duaqmi foggisipv qjztodem qsufadv catopittit vjev xuamf ittipvoemmz vedlmi e cohhis qsucmin cav fidofif eheoptv vjev, ev mietv gus vji nunipv. Vji sietup cioph, O'n punefod sohjv pux et O cuapdi esuapf vji xusmf. Tasi, O duamf uavtuasdi vji wesouat gapdvoupt, qesvodamesmz cideati nz cedlhsuapf ot op taqqmz djeop nepehinipv, cav vjev katv tiint moli e nettowi QOVE.

Gus vji metv raitvoup, O xetp'v ep iphopiis. O emtu fofp'v siemmz iphehi op epz dupvipv. O katv jef vji iyqisoipdi epf lpix e duaqmi ug qiuqmi ev vji dunqepz.

Tu vjip xjev fof zua fu fez vu fez?

 

[GlobalSovSol]

Tu vjip xjev fof zua fu fez vu fez?

O uwistex nepagedvasoph dipvist vjev nefi wesouat imidvsupod epf nidjepodem qsufadvt gus vji tevimmovit. Nepagedvasoph qmeppoph neopmz vu iptasi qesvt xovj 1+ zies mief vonit essowif op voni vu tvesv vji caomf, cav O xuslif xovj e muv ug iphopiist - imidvsodem, fitohp, nidjepodem, zua peni ov.